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National · FY 2026/27

National Department Spend Leaderboard

Government departments ranked by total procurement spend in National government procurement (FY 2026/27). Ranked by verified contract award value from the National Treasury eTenders Portal.

Citation Summary

National government departments and entities awarded R61B across 4 868 contracts (FY 2026/27).
Top 5 suppliers account for 58.6% of total National procurement spend (FY 2026/27).

Key Insights

  • Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority holds 34.7% of National procurement spend (FY 2026/27).
  • R61B across 4 868 contracts in National (FY 2026/27).
  • 50 department spend entities in National (FY 2026/27).
  • 58.6% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (FY 2026/27).

Market Intelligence

Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio
4.7x
Top 5 share vs long-tail
58.6% vs 41.4%
BBBEE-compliant awards
0.0% of spend
Active entities
2 930 in National

Department Spend Rankings

RankDepartment NameTotal Awarded% of SpendContractsTop SupplierBBBEE Compliance
1Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training AuthorityR21B37.1%107THE BIOLOGICALS AND VACCINES INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA0% Compliant
2National TreasuryR4.6B7.9%128ACCENTURE (SOUTH AFRICA)0% Compliant
3HealthR4.1B7.1%45(B BRAUN MEDICAL)0% Compliant
4North West - LegislatureR3.1B5.5%15M CIVILS0% Compliant
5City of Cape TownR2.9B5.0%31600CT MANUFACTURING0% Compliant
6South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)R2.6B4.5%64VEA ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CIVILS0% Compliant
7Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office)R2.4B4.3%72UKUZA CONSULTING0% Compliant
8Limpopo - EducationR2.0B3.4%7ALTRON TMT0% Compliant
9South African National ParksR999M1.7%60VEA ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CIVILS0% Compliant
10Magalies WaterR880M1.5%15MURRAY AND DICKSON CONSTRUCTION0% Compliant
11National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)R813M1.4%26BECKMAN COULTER SOUTH AFRICA0% Compliant
12South African Revenue Service (SARS)R802M1.4%31CAPITAL PROPFUND 10% Compliant
13The Richards Bay Industrial Development ZoneR724M1.3%6EAST CHINA ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (INCORPORATED IN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)0% Compliant
14Eastern Cape - TransportR715M1.2%3DOWN TOUCH INVESTMENTS0% Compliant
15TSHWANE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONER677M1.2%3UKUZA CONSULTING0% Compliant
16Public WorksR571M1.0%55RAPID BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS0% Compliant
17Justice & Constitutional DevelopmentR559M1.0%167JICHO CONSULTING0% Compliant
18Electoral Commission (IEC)R529M0.9%67PLUG N PLAY TECHNOLOGIES0% Compliant
19Tygerburg HospitalR518M0.9%10AFRICA X-RAY INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL0% Compliant
20Water and SanitationR372M0.6%60BELTA SERVICES0% Compliant
21Department of Rural Development & Land ReformR350M0.6%17SECOND GENERATION CONSULTING0% Compliant
22Independent Development TrustR325M0.6%2GVK-SIYA ZAMA BUILDING CONTRACTORS (CAPE)0% Compliant
23South African TourismR309M0.5%6KwaZulu-Natal Tourism And Film Authority0% Compliant
24Limpopo - Public WorksR307M0.5%285PRO-SERVE CONSULTING0% Compliant
25State Information Technology Agency (SITA)R307M0.5%7GIJIMA HOLDINGS0% Compliant
26South African Nuclear Energy Corporation LimitedR304M0.5%15M AND M TRAINING AND RIGGING0% Compliant
27South African Revenue ServiceR283M0.5%53PEPPER POTTS0% Compliant
28National Library of South AfricaR247M0.4%4SABINET ONLINE0% Compliant
29LabourR241M0.4%21VURHENA SOLUTIONS0% Compliant
30Limpopo - Limpopo Tourism AgencyR239M0.4%27KTN CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS0% Compliant
31South African Social Security AgencyR229M0.4%35AFRICAN SPIRIT 7860% Compliant
32Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Development CorporationR223M0.4%11MPIYAKHE04 CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC SERVICES0% Compliant
33National Health Laboratory ServiceR206M0.4%3SIEMENS HEALTHCARE0% Compliant
34THE MVULA TRUSTR206M0.4%51TIAGLO0% Compliant
35Coega Development CooperationR197M0.3%4ALWA AND ZENA PROJECTS0% Compliant
36Western Cape - Transport and Public WorksR192M0.3%39ROADMAC SURFACING CAPE0% Compliant
37Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)R185M0.3%182SCECO TRADING AND PROJECTS0% Compliant
38Services Sector Education and Training AuthorityR182M0.3%3AFRICAN GLOBAL SKILLS ACADEMY0% Compliant
39Kwazulu Natal - Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsR173M0.3%9RAPID BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS0% Compliant
40National - Department of Mineral and Petroleum ResourcesR171M0.3%5Onderstepoort Biological Products0% Compliant
41Eastern Cape - Coega Development CooperationR161M0.3%7TYEKS SECURITY SERVICES0% Compliant
42Council for GeoscienceR159M0.3%21NEDBANK0% Compliant
43Office of the Pension Funds AdjudicatorR153M0.3%5MOTUS GROUP0% Compliant
44Higher Education & TrainingR152M0.3%6DUGSON CONSULTING0% Compliant
45Development Bank of Southern AfricaR151M0.3%11NOTHI GROUP0% Compliant
46National - Environment, Forestry and FisheriesR148M0.3%17GET ALLOYS0% Compliant
47Trans-Caledon Tunnel AuthorityR138M0.2%14ZUTARI0% Compliant
48South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)R124M0.2%6Aerodata AG0% Compliant
49National Research FoundationR123M0.2%27AMAKHAZA MOIA0% Compliant
50Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (ERWAT)R120M0.2%6HEXAGON ELECTRICAL0% Compliant

BBBEE Distribution

FY 2026/27, National

Non-compliant / Exempt
No BBBEE certification or exempted
R85B
100% — 4 868 contracts

Dataset Context

Dataset:
4 868 verified government procurement awards sourced from the South African National Treasury eTenders Portal.
Scope:
National — national departments, provincial departments, municipalities, state-owned entities
Exclusions:
Private sector procurement. Emergency procurement below R100,000. Classified contracts.
Period:
FY 2026/27
Last updated:
12 Oct 2026, 06:17
Source:
National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)

Export & Attribution

Data source: Tenders-SA.org | South African Government Procurement Intelligence

URL: https://www.tenders-sa.org/leaderboard/national/department-spend/2026-27

Original source: National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)